Joy of Learning Farm School LLC

Our Teachers

Our teachers are Joy Budine–a retiree from Missouri public schools after 32 years of varied teaching roles is passionate about teaching and learning in early childhood. This center is her dream come true! Creating this center to be a place where young children can come to be stimulated and encouraged in their learning processes. Mrs. Joy has a bachelor’s degree from Missouri Western State University with certificates in Elementary Education first-eighth, Early Childhood birth to third and Early Childhood Special Education. She also has her master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from the Northwest Missouri State University. Mrs. Joy has experience as a Project Construct Facilitator with the state of Missouri. She also has been part of the Missouri Conference on the Young Years Planning Committee for 20 years. Mrs. Joy loves Jesus with all of her heart and she is excited to get to teach children about Him too! Mrs. Joy has a small hobby farm with her husband and is so excited to share the nature and farm experiences with young children and their families! Mrs. Joy has a husband of 33 years, DeWayne and two adult children, Keegan and Adriana.

Miss Meredith Skinner is currently working toward her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education at Missouri Western State University. She is a believer in Jesus and has a caring heart too. She has three years of experience as a preschool para in two different public school districts. She also has had various positions as a nanny and childcare provider. She has 3 nieces that she enjoys spending time with too. She is an animal lover and enjoys spending time with her boyfriend–Mrs. Joy’s son–Keegan!

Mrs. Andrea Mummert has an associates degree in business management. She loves Jesus and promotes kindness and caring hearts in the young lives of the children and families that she works with. She is currently working in a private preschool as a teaching assistant. She has also been an in home day care provider for 7 years. She has experience substituting in public school. She is married to Tommy and has 3 children of her own Waylon, Belle and Freddy. Freddy will be a preschool aged student at the Joy of Learning too!

Testimonials

“Can I tell my friends that you have openings?” –Kristal Short

“I am so excited for my child to attend your school.” –Neely Carpenter

“We are so excited for our community and this school is needed.” –Kristin Myer

Philosophy

Joy of Learning Center is designed with the philosophy value as the child being central to their own learning. Children are able to pursue their own interests and revisit and build upon ideas with the support of teachers and interactions with their peers in the center. Our center is designed to help children recognize they have multiple ways of thinking, playing, exploring, speaking and doing. Nature is a huge part of the learning at our center too. We will use nature to fuel our curiosity and play at the center while fulfilling crucial learning of life skills of autonomy, becoming strong, capable and resilient; rich with wonder and knowledge. Our philosophy rides on the coattails of the innate curiosity of children and aims to assist them with understanding their world and who they are in it. We will teach them about the Bible and the truths that the Bible teaches us such as loving Jesus, learning bible verses and hearing Bible stories.

Location

We’re in the countryside of the East Buchanan School District; located right off of State Highway E. We have access to 43+ acres of farm and forest grounds where our center is located that we will explore and learn from. We will have an onsite lending library with access to a public library called the Bookmobile that will visit us once every other week. Our center will become known in our area to be one of a kind Farm School in Northwest Missouri.

About our program

At Joy of Learning Farm School LLC in Agency, children not only learn school readiness but crucial life skills in a nurturing environment. Parents are encouraged to be involved, and our hands-on approach sets us apart. With age-integrated groups, every child thrives through interests, discovery and experiential learning. Nature is a huge part of the stimuli that we will use for teaching and learning too.

Admissions

Apply to enroll by clicking the enroll button on webpage. Your child’s name will be added to the waiting list as there are wait lists for each year 2026-2027, 2027-2028 and 2028-2029.